I agree 100%. Even though I am relaxed, I would NEVER
relax my daughter’s hair. I’ve been relaxed since I was 5
and even though I want to go natural now breaking the
mental ties to relaxing every 4 months has been a challenge.
I am definitely still a work in progress.

sooo about that top ten rapper list……..how the fuck is drake #7 when he jus came on the mainstream scene LAST YEAR??? jus the fact that Jay aint on the top 5 already makes this entire list invalid lil wayne #2, has EBT lost they goddamn mind?

That whole Sue Tyra mess gotta be stupid how is a Alanta mother not gonna be a aware that her 15 yr old daughter is all the way in NEW YORK?? and the limo apparently picked her up from her house?? something in the milk aint clean, not saying Tyra aint got 3 mill in her back pocket but still

i love that hair video, definitely a smart msg to all the lil girls to embrace their hair, NB u betta do a post on the Whip my hair vid! apparently its being released today

The top 10 EBT rapper list was from 1999-Current. Thats why Jay Z was not on the list.

That momma just wants money. $3million really? How do you not notice your child is all the way in new york. The mother obviously wasnt doing her job. & it shows especially if the girl is 13 & sexually active.

Jeniphyer-Have You Had A Mammogram?? Reply:October 18th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

she was 15, and apparently a sex addict, instead of her trying to sue Tyra CS need to snatch this child away from her, u obviously not doin ur job if ur own child can come on tv to admit she’s had numerous sexual partners and doesnt kno how to stop

Awww that sesame street thing was cute…wish they do more stiff like this for lil black girls..i’m not going to lie when I was younger I HATED my hair..its not “Nappy” but extremely curly and Kinky but now its wavy can never get it completely straight and i’m fine with that …I am a weave wearer but Ive also come to deal with my real hair and I love it.. Just think god I have some..and I have the option to choose

That hair video is really on some subliminal stereotyping….reflecting on how black women place wayyyyyyyyy too much importance on hair. And guess what its dead on the money. Black women get self-esteem boosts when their “hair is done”, but fail to look at the fact that they are overweight, out of shape, or there is nothing significant inside of their head…like say an education or self- knowledge. If black women focused on building self esteem, self-love, and building character as much as they do on hair and other superficial crap, the black community would be 50 times better. If you disagree you are in denial.

I will go as far to agree with you on the fact that Black women do waste large sums of money on expensive hair care products, wigs and weaves. That money could go to something more contructive but who are we to tell others how to spend their money? I will totally disagree with you saying this video makes Black women look shallow. Little girls in general have many issues with their self esteem. We are emotional beings from the start, children tend to be shallow and self centered anyway so the issues with their self esteem are much more magnified. We live in a world that focuses a lot on appearance and dictates how we should look to be accepted. It depends a lot on how one was raised and their life experiences to determine if they follow the crowd or go against the grain. You can’t even be fired for a job looking less then what the employer finds suitable no matter your skills or determination. I see nothing wrong with this video. It’s focusing on building the self esteems of young black girls to thwart prevalent problems with self image so I can’t quite connect your reasoning about how this video makes Black women appear shallow. The fact of the matter is that any and all people, no matter their race or gender do feel less than confident when they aren’t as groomed as they would like to be. It has nothing to do with education or self awareness. There are many reasons a person can be overweight and to say that they are more concerned with their hair than their health is a closed minded and limited view because you simply do not know what is going on in that persons mind. They could be working to correct their weight problem and boosts to the self esteem never ever hurt. In a perfect world none of us would care what others think, we would walk proudly with our heads held high and wouldn’t allow ourselves to fall victim to a miserable persons cruelty but it’s not that way. I’m sure you wouldn’t want someone blanketing you with an overreaching stereotype, it would be wise not to do so to others.

OMGOODNESS!!! I’m so TIRED of people especially BLACK MEN going hard on BLACK WOMEN when it comes to something about us. Here is a POSITIVE POST about teaching young girls and even women about being proud of their HAIR. Then here comes someone IGNORANT TRYING to turn it into something NEGATIVE about BLACK WOMEN. I wonder are you a BLACK MAN. Well SON check your history about Black Women… And then don’t be part of the NEGATIVE/PROBLEM be part of the POSITVE/SOLUTION. If you see obese or Out of SHAPE Black Women around you VOLUNTEER your services as a TRAINER since you sound like you’re in PERFECT SHAPE. BUT keep in MIND what you and the White World may consider to be in SHAPE for WHITE SKINNY AMERICA may not be STANDARD for every WOMAN. THINK ABOUT IT!!! And STOP PUTTING DOWN the MOTHERS and SISTERS of our RACE.

That is a very cowardly way to end an arguement,
“If you disagree you are in denial”. Anyway, I do disagree with your
statement as I AM NOT in denial of the fact that hair plays a big
part in black culture and in the beauty industry (not just the black beauty
industry). Everyones self esteem is boosted when they feel that they
look good, this is not exclusive to black women or women even
(I know men who won’t remove their hats if they ‘need’ a cut lol).

This video is great, it shows little black girls and bi-racial girls
that their hair is pretty, it is easy for them to get confused
when they are bombarded with images of girls with straight and very
few of girls who look like them. Black women are often not represented
or misrepresented in the media.

i love this video i remember in middle school i had a friend who was mixed and i wanted her hair b/c it was “good” b/c my grandmother who was big on hair ( she hated cuts, it had to be long and straight) said she had “good” i figured since i didnt have as much and it didnt curl when i wet it then my hair must be bad…i believed this until i went to college and got relaxers along the way stripping my hair and my perception of beauty…if they had this back then then it probably wouldn’t have been over ten years later before i embraced my natural beauty…and anyone who says this video does other wise is ignorant or have never been told u didnt have “good” hair

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